Just sold my lift...now what?

[Reece123]

I had a lift 29.5 that I didn't like the color of, so I sold it. Now im unsure of what to do. I doubt I need another bow for this season, but im looking at some lift x. Anyone know for sure when Mathews is releasing their new bow? how long after release do dealers actually get it? how long after that do they start discounting old models?

 

[06 SB]

Usually just before Thanksgiving. PSE just launched their 2026 line and it is worth a look.

 

[Taudisio]

I watched podium archery review the sicario. It has my attention.

 

[billysmals]

From what I remember Mathews is usually the last 2 weeks of November. Most of the time the dealers will discount once the new bow are released, but it varies by shop. Most of my shops only do $100 off. I would look to buy a Lift X in classifieds or Ebay as the price is much better if that is what you want with the understanding there is no warranty.... I think often the dealers can order a pre-release set of bows so they have some on hand at release day. However, the model, color, specs, may not be what you want. Usually I have seen mathews lead times at release day be around 4-8 weeks or so depending on spec you want. If you are Left handed it's longer, and the shops usually have like 1, if that for a demo, and they often don't sell it for that reason. This will vary some by size of shop as well. Some shops do so much volume they have more. In Oregon where I lived for a while, the local shop would have half the volume of a shop 2hrs away in a bigger city. It's worth the drive if you want to get your hands on it right away. I'd call ahead tho

As far as now what? Depends really on your interest? Speed? ATA? Weight? All sorts of stuff. PSE has really good stuff, but I have heard from several shops and online conversations, their lead times suck. Not sure if they fixed this now? Last year some carbon bows were 4-6months after their initial release. My shop often had only 3 PSE bows on the wall. Maybe that's just here though. Even if my shop said PSE fixed their supply issues, and quoted me 8 weeks, I'm still skeptical...My personal taste I prefer the Evolve cam over the new PSE cams released now.

 

[Reece123]

I watched podium archery review the sicario. It has my attention.

They have MSRP out on that yet?